The triumphant return of cricket on the radio

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You never know what you're going to hear on TEST MATCH SPECIAL, the radio commentary on Test CRICKET from the BBC.
I am listening to TMS (as it is known) online this morning for a very special occasion: The first match of the 2009 ASHES.
One of international cricket's greatest rivalries, the Ashes is a Test cricket series played between ENGLAND and AUSTRALIA.
Played biennially -- alternately in England and Australia -- the series dates to 1882.
England and Australia lined up for the 65th time today, in CARDIFF (which isn't in either England or Australia, come to think of it).
England won the toss and elected to bat.
The "home" side are currently at 51 runs scored against one wicket taken.
England batsman ANDREW STRAUSS (confusingly born in SOUTH AFRICA) has scored 30 runs.
The Ashes includes five Test matches, two innings per match, under the regular rules for international Test-match cricket. The teams compete for a terracotta urn, reputedly containing a burnt cricket bail.
The urn's creation stemmed from a satirical obituary of English cricket following an 1882 defeat by Australia in London.
Confused yet? Try listening to the cricket on the radio!